Man charged with knife threat in Erie

A man remains in jail today on charges of threatening another person with a knife at a fast-food restaurant in Erie late Friday afternoon.

Mark C. Stover, 50, who is listed as homeless, is in the Erie County Prison on $50,000 bond after he was arraigned by Erie 4th Ward District Judge Tom Robie on charges of aggravated assault, terroristic threats, possessing an instrument of crime, simple assault, harassment and public drunkenness.

Police accuse Stover of pulling out a knife and pushing it toward another person's neck while threatening to cut the victim's throat and to kill the victim, according to the criminal complaint. Police said the incident happened on Friday at about 5:15 p.m. at the McDonald's at 1115 Sassafras St.